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The cricketer-turned politician, Imran Khan, was elected unopposed as the chairperson of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday in intra-party elections. Renowned lawyer and the PTI leader Hamid Khan supervised the elections. Khan had filed nomination papers for the chairmanship and was not challenged by any other party leader. Khan said Tuesday that […]
The Election Commission on Wednesday that schedule for the May 11 parliamentary polls will be announced on March 23, the day Pakistan also celebrates its republic day. President Asif Ali Zardari has set May 11 for parliamentary elections, presidential spokesman senator Farhatullah Babar said. A spokesman of the Election Commission announced that the process […]
Justice (retd) Tariq Pervez Khan, a former judge of the Supreme Court, was administered the oath as the caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Peshawar on Wednesday. Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and leader of the Opposition in provincial assembly, Akram Khan Durrani, had agreed on Tariq Pevez recently. KPK took […]
President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday announced that general elections to the National Assembly shall be held May 11, 2013, presidential spokesman said. Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President announced the date as soon as the summary was received from the Prime Minister a short while ago Wednesday. The […]
After The Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N failed to reach consensus on the name of a caretaker Prime Minister, the matter has now been referred to a parliamentary committee to make a decision in three days. The eight-member committee meets in Islamabad Wednesday afternoon. Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza […]
Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has constituted the committee on appointment of the Caretaker Prime Minister as the PPP-PML-N could not remove the deadlock, the assembly secretariat said Tuesday. According to the notification the Speaker has constituted the Committee in pursuance of the constitutional provisions. The committee was formed after the Pakistan […]
Former President Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jehangir Tuesday declined to accept the role of caretaker Chief Minister in Punjab. The PPP had proposed Asma Jehangir in its list which also included Mian Amir, former Lahore mayor and a PML-Q leader. He also refused to accept the role. The PPP had also proposed the […]
The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan on Tuesday dissolved the provincial assembly on the advice of Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti. The Governor signed the summery sent to him by the Chief Minister at 2:12 pm. The Chief Minister while exercising his power under article 112 (1) of the Constitution has sent […]
Pakistan Tuesday told the Islamabad-based diplomats that foreign election observers will be allowed to monitor the upcoming parliamentary polls, the Foreign Ministry said. Senior officials told the diplomats at the Foreign Ministry that the Government of Pakistan would welcome foreign election observers who wish to observe the transparent conduct of elections, after completion of […]
The Election Commission Tuesday allotted symbols to different political parties for the upcoming general elections. Symbol of Tiger has been allotted to PML-N‚ Bicycle PML-Q ‚ Scale Jamaat-e-Islami‚ Lantern Awami National Party‚ Kite MQM‚ Flower Pakistan Muslim League-F‚ Wheel Jamhoori Watan Party‚ Missile Tehrik-e-Tahafuz Pakistan‚ and Book has been allotted to JUI-F. The […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected assurance from President Asif Ali Zardari that he would not take part in political activities and asked him to follow the court’s previous orders on dual offices. A five-judge full bench of the LHC, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, said the Court would deliver […]
As a new tradition to enjoy perks and privileges for years and then change loyalties, senior PPP leader and Nabil Gabol, ex-MNA, joined the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday. Most regrettably the MQM also embraced a man, ignoring its own claim of clean politics but accepting vested interest for political motives. Gabol […]
